Schedule K describe the exempted drugs, conditions and extent of exemption from all the provisions of Chapter IV of the Act and the Rules thereunder subject to the conditions.

The drugs specified in Schedule K shall be exempted from the provisions of Chapter IV of the Act and the Rules made thereunder to the extent and subject to the conditions specified in that Schedule.

Exemption is provided only against fulfillment of conditions specified in Schedule.

Few Exempted Drugs are as follow:

Drugs Labelled as ‘Not for medicinal Use’

Quinine and other antimalarial drugs as per conditioned mention in Schedule

Drugs supplied by a registered medical practitioner to his own patient or any drug specified in Schedule C supplied by a registered medical practitioner at the request of another such practitioner if it is specially prepared with reference to the condition and for the use of an individual patient provided the registered medical practitioner is not (a) keeping an open shop or (b) selling across the counter or (c) engaged in the importation, manufacture, distribution or sale of

All the provisions of Chapter IV of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, subject to the conditions mention in schedule

Drugs supplied by a hospital or dispensary maintained or supported by Government or local body as per conditions mentioned in schedule

Whole Human Blood I.P. and/or its components stored for transfusion by a First Referral Unit Community Health Centre, Primary Health Centre and Hospital as per conditions mentioned in schedule

Quinine Sulphate as per conditions mentioned in schedule

Magnesium Sulphate as per conditions mentioned in schedule

Some substances which are used both as articles of food as well as drugs as per conditions mentioned in schedule

Substances intended to be used for destruction of vermin or insects as per conditions mentioned in schedule

Mechanical and Chemical Contraceptives as per conditions mentioned in Schedule